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Bee Club Meeting

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February 27, 2024

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Upcoming Dickson Bee Club Meetings

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• February 27^th –  Leonard Walker, DBC Member
• Double Screen Techniques

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• March 26^th – Kassandra Burnett, DBC Member AND Derrick Drew
• Bee Venom Therapy for Lyme Disease Building a Bee Vacuum

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• April 23^th – Sterling Earhart, DBC Member
• Simple Do’s and Don’t’s of Spring Management

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• May 28^th- Al Taylor
• TBD

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• June 25^th – So You Want To Be a Beekeeper! DBC Members Optional Meeting

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• July 23^rd - Every Beekeeper Does Things Differently!! Panel Discussion, DBC Members

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Education Programs for Beginning Beeks

• 2024 Kent Williams Bee School, Lake Barkley Beekeepers Association (Check Facebook or contact Chuck Collins at 270-519-4772)
• April 18-20
• No cost, lunch included and donations accepted
• Wingo, KY
• The Honey Exchange (https://thehoneyexchange.com)
• 5 week Beginner Beekeeping Zoom course taught by master beekeeper
• $145, including book
• Williams Honey Farm (https://williamshoneyfarm.com)
• Beginning Beekeeper School, March 23 & 24
• $165, discounts for 4 or more
• Sophomore Beekeeping Class, March 22
• $70
• 7011 River Road Pike, Nashville, TN 37209
• Maple Bend Bee Supply (https://maplebendbees.com)
• Beginning Beekeeping 16 Hour Bootcamp, March 16 & 17
• $99
• Milton, TN (10 minutes from Murfreesboro)

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DBC Resources for New Beekeepers

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• Info Sheet: Rudy Navarro

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• Mentor List update: Samantha Navarro

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2024 DBC Events

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• June 22: Family Picnic at Montgomery Bell State Park

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• August 17: World HoneyBee Day Festival at the Bibb Center

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• September 24: Honey Tasting Event at the Bibb Center (regularly scheduled meeting)

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• November: Beginning Beekeeper Class at the Bibb Center

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• December 10: Christmas Party at the Bibb Center (no meeting on Dec 24^th!!)

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Monthly Club Updates

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• Treasurer’s Report: James Tiensvold
• Club Hive Update: Rudy Navarro
• Annual Membership Renewals & Name Tags: Sam Navarro

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Treasurer’s Report:�James Tiensvold

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Treasurer’s

Report

• Current Balance: $ 4040.02

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• Received $223.12 donation via Benevity Workplace Giving Platform (more to come later)

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• Will pay for 4 NUCs tonight, as approved in our last meeting

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• About 28 paid memberships

Club Hive Updates: Rudy Navarro

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• Woodenware ready for new residents!

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• Look for opportunities to observe introduction of Nucs when they are delivered

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• Asking for approval to spend up to $200 on a package that will become our “learning” hive

Membership Renewals & Name Tags: Samantha Navarro

• Complete new registration form for accuracy
• Sign up today or online
• $20 Individual / $30 Family

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Membership Renewals

March

The bees:

• Beginning to lay brood, including drone brood to start reproductive cycle
• Hive population increasing
• Starvation still a risk during cold snaps

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The beekeepers:

• Start swarm prevention when dandelions bloom
• Early mite treatments

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Leonard Walker

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Double Screen Boards